militarize 1
verbdomain: v physical competition
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
lend a military character to (a country), as by building up a military force
Examples
- 1.militarize Germany again after the war
Hypernym
change 1
verb
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
EnglishAntonym
demilitarize 1
verb
do away with the military organization and potential of
Derivationally related form
militarization 1
noun
act of assembling and putting into readiness for war or other emergency: "mobilization of the troops"
military 1
noun
the military forces of a nation
Hyponym
mobilize 3
verb
get ready for war
remilitarize 1
verb
militarize anew
